GBC will reclaim encroached lands – Prof Amin Alhassan
By: Roberta Gayode Modin Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan has assured the public that the state broadcaster is determined to reclaim encroached lands belonging to it. According to him, the issue of encroached GBC lands has become a subject matter at Board meetings and they have taken some actions […]
Sanitation Minister asks PAC to help in fight against illegal mining
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has assured members of the Public Accounts Committee, PAC, that Government has put in place a policy to ensure that all the water supply systems within the regions are being managed well. According to the Minister, Community Water and Sanitation Agency […]
PAC: James Klutse Avedzi asks Ghana Water to ensure debts as of 2010 are written off
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is unhappy that the Ghana Water Company Limited has failed to recover debts since 2010. Chairman of the Committee, James Klutse Avedzi and Ranking Member, Kofi Okyere Agyekum, both expressed disappointment at the failure of the GWCL to carry out recommendations by the Auditor-General to get Parliamentary approval […]
PAC refers Registrar General to A-G for prosecution
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE The Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has referred the Registrar General’s Department to the Attorney-General for prosecution for breach of procurement process. The violation is in connection with the supply of goods and services before the award of contract. The Chairman of the Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, gave the order when the Ministry of […]
Financial infractions reduced in advent of free SHS- James Klutse Avedzi
By: Maltiti Sayida Sadick “Well for the Senior High Schools most of their infractions are on procurement, management of their stores and when they were collecting fees some of them embezzled the school fees. Now that we have free SHS most of the procurement issues are now going because most of the procurement is being […]
We should not be given power to prosecute – PAC Chairman James Klutse Avedzi
By: Henrietta Afful Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi says PAC does not need additional powers to cause the direct arrest and prosecution of defaulting state institutions and officials who appear before it. Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Mr James Klutse Avedzi said the Standing […]
PAC recommends prosecution of 5 heads of educational institutions for procurement breaches
Story By: Rachel Kakraba The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has recommended the prosecution of five heads of educational institutions in the Western Region for procurement breaches. The five are, Bozo Kaku Methodist SHS, Tarkwa SHS, St. Augustine’s SHS, Bogoso and Adiembra SHS, whilst a staff of Archbishop Porters SHS in Takoradi has been referred to the Economic and […]
